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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -- Hundreds of Zenit St Petersburg supporters clashed overnight with riot police and smashed bus stops in the centre of Russia's second city after their team won the domestic league.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fans invaded the pitch and tore down the goalposts after Zenit crushed Rostov 5-0 on Sunday to secure the title and qualify for the group stages of next season's Champions League. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At least 1,000 Zenit supporters -- who have one of the worst reputations for violence in Russia -- then tried to march down the city's main thoroughfare Nevsky Prospekt but were blocked by riot police, Reuters witnesses said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;State television showed pictures of several dozen riot police, backed by two armoured cars, running towards fans.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reuters witnesses saw police beat and detain several fans who threw flares and bottles.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A spokesman said police prevented around 200 fans from marching down the city's main street but denied there were clashes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He added one policeman suffered a minor head injury after falling.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last month Russian news agencies reported that several fans from Croatian club Hajduk Split were beaten up by Zenit rivals at a hotel in St Petersburg ahead of a Europa League game.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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